MAC DOG OF THE MONTH CFB
(NCAAF) Bobcats (OHI) vs. Rockets (TOL),
Point Spread: 2.50 | -105.00 Bobcats (OHI) (Away)
Result: Win
#107 ASA PLAY ON Ohio +2.5 over Toledo, Wednesday at 7 PM ET - These teams are battling to get to Detroit for the MAC Championship. Ohio has the edge now with a 5-1 conference record while Toledo sits at 4-2. We like the Bobcats to control the line of scrimmage and ground game here which will go a long way on what is supposed to be a rainy and windy night in Toledo. Ohio is tied for 1st place with Miami Oh and Bowling Green and the Bobcats have the best point differential in the league at +109 in conference games. Toledo has a point differential of just +15 and is 1 game out of first place. The Bobcats have the MAC’s #1 defense allowing just 260 YPG and they are allowing only 15 PPG which also ranks 1st. Ohio is also solid on the other side of the ball ranking 2nd in the MAC in total offense and 1st in rushing offense putting up 215 YPG on the ground. Toledo is just 8th in the MAC in total offense and 5th in total defense. The Rockets can’t run the ball at all ranking outside the top 100 in YPG on the ground and YPC. They are facing an Ohio defense that allows only 3.4 YPC (23rd nationally) and they give up barely 100 YPG rushing. These 2 MAC foes have played nearly identical strength of schedules this season and Ohio is better in almost every category. The Bobcats have a +1.1 YPP margin (Toledo is +0.6) and Ohio has a YPC margin of +1.8 (Toledo is +0.0 YPC). The Rockets do have the edge passing the ball, however with windy weather expected (20+ MPH winds in the forecast as of Tuesday) we’ll take the team that should dominate the ground game. We’re on the Bobcats plus the points.